Danny Glover credited as playing...
Henry Sherman
- Royal: I've always been considered an asshole for about as long as I can remember. That's just my style. But I'd really feel blue if I didn't think you were going to forgive me.
- Henry Sherman: I don't think you're an asshole, Royal. I just think you're kind of a son of a bitch.
- Royal: Well, I really appreciate that.
- Royal: Are you trying to steal my woman?
- Henry Sherman: I beg your pardon?
- Royal: You heard me, Coltrane.
- Henry Sherman: Coltrane?
- Royal: What?
- Henry Sherman: Did you just call me Coltrane?
- Royal: No.
- Henry Sherman: You didn't?
- Royal: No.
- Henry Sherman: Okay.
- [he turns away]
- Royal: But if I did... you wouldn't be able to do anything about it, would you?
- Henry Sherman: You don't think so?
- Royal: No, I don't.
- Henry Sherman: Listen, Royal, if you think you can just march in here...
- Royal: You wanna talk some jive? I'll talk some jive. I'll talk some jive like you never heard!
- Ethel: Royal, this is Henry Sherman.
- Royal: [shaking hands with him] Hey, lay it on me, man.
- Henry Sherman: How do you do?
- Royal: Not too well, I'm dying.
- [Henry has gathered the family into Royal's room]
- Henry Sherman: Pagoda has something to say.
- Pagoda: [points at Royal] He has a cancer.
- Henry Sherman: No, he doesn't. I know what stomach cancer looks like. I've seen it. And you don't eat three cheeseburgers a day with french fries if you got it. The pain is excruciating.
- Royal: How would you know?
- Henry Sherman: My wife had it. Not only is there no Dr. McClure at Colby General, there is no Colby General. It closed in 1974.
- Royal: [getting out of bed] Aw, shit, man.
- Pagoda: Oh, shit, man.
- Chas: Please don't get in the middle of this, Mr. Sherman. This is a family matter.
- Margot: Don't talk to him like that.
- Henry Sherman: Call me Henry.
- Chas: I prefer Mr. Sherman.
- Ethel: Call him Henry.
- Chas: Why? I don't know him that well.
- Ethel: You've known him for 10 years.
- Chas: As your accountant, Mr. Sherman, yes.
- Henry Sherman: I just wanted to apologize for the other day, when I proposed to you.
- Ethel: Why? I thought it was very sweet.
- Ethel: [about Royal's fake terminal illness charade] Were you part of this, Pagoda?
- Henry Sherman: Of course he was.
- Royal: No... well, yeah, he was, but, I mean, he wasn't *that* involved.